GM make ventilators? Why not order BD, Stryker, S&N or other med companies?

Re:GM make ventilators? Why not order BD, Stryker, S&N or ot... by doggodad on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @05:05AM (#22735964)

BD no longer makes ventilators. Stryker never did, they make mostly O.R. and hospital kit, tools and accessories. No idea who S&N is.

These are the major global manufacturers:

- Philips Healthcare (Netherlands)

- Vyaire Medical (US) formerly Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD - US)

- Getinge (Sweden)

- Dräger (Germany)

- Smiths Group (UK)

- Hamilton Medical (Switzerland)

- GE Healthcare (US)

- Air Liquide (France)

- Zoll Medical (US)

- Allied Healthcare Products (US)

- Airon Mindray (China)

- Schiller (Switzerland)

- Löwenstein Medical (Germany)

- Medtronic (Ireland after corporate inversion from US)

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Re:GM make ventilators? Why not order BD, Stryker, S&N or ot... by JimTheMan on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @05:41PM (#22742948)

Through virtue of working with them once, S&N is Smith & Nephew.

To my knowledge they do joint implants, wound care and scoped tools but not ventilators.

In Australia we are having Resmed make ventilators! So that's a bit more on brand than a car company!

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